Tradition of drama lives on in Scariff
*Members of Shannonside Drama Group. ONE OF THE oldest festivals on the drama circuit in the country livens up East Clare this week.
GALLERY: Colin championed for Newmarket-on-Fergus parade
*Newmarket-on-Fergus grand marshal Colin Martin. Photograph: Joe Buckley COLIN MARTIN had the distinction of serving as Grand Marshal for the St Patrick’s Day parade in Newmarket-on-Fergus.
‘It got away from us very quickly’ – slip in standards cost Clare promotion chance
*Cillian Brennan and Shane Griffin battle in the air. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE LET Wexford pull away from them too quickly and without much resistance, senior football manager Paul Madden reflected after their chances of promotion to Division 2 were dashed.
Book of condolence opens for Dolores Keane
A BOOK OF CONDOLENCE has opened at the headquarters of Galway County Council following the death of renowned folk singer Dolores Keane.
Ennis start-up provides just the tonic at Clare Enterprise Awards
Edel Breslin of Óir Tonics. Photograph: Kirsty Lyons. CO Clare will be represented at the 2026 National Enterprise Awards this June by Ennis and Ballyvaughan-based enterprise Óir Tonics.
Bridge Utd take down Tulla to bounce to top spot in Premier Division
*Bridge Utd’s Adam Fitzpatrick battles with Dan Withycombe of Tulla Utd. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. BRIDGE UTD have moved to top spot in the Maloney Hardware Premier Division after taking a full three points from Tulla Utd.
Clare U20 football second round ‘postponed as mark of respect’ to late Jack Boddy
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s U20 football game with Waterford scheduled to take place this coming Saturday has been postponed.
GALLERY: Legends line out for Doonbeg St Patrick’s Day parade
*Young members of the parade in Doonbeg. Photograph: John O’Neill. LEGENDS was the theme of the St Patrick’s Day parade in Doonbeg.
Trump says Irish Open in Doonbeg will be ‘fantastic success’ & says he would be honoured to attend
US PRESIDENT, Donald Trump has called his Doonbeg golf course one of the best in the world and said he is “going to try” to visit the county in September and admitted he was unaware of the latest objection to plans to build a ballroom in West Clare.
Search for Jack Boddy stood down after remains located in Lahinch
AN GARDA SÍOCHÁNA have stood down the search for missing twenty year old Jack Boddy after his remains were located in Lahinch on Tuesday morning.